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Spend some time with your fellow Beaders at our June Bead-In. BDI’s Bead-In provides an opportunity to work on the old or new project of your choice while socializing with fellow bead lovers at the Lexington Community Center. Bring your recent (or recently found) purchases and begin to plan a project. Or bring that half […]
Spend some time with your fellow Beaders at our September Bead-In. BDI’s Bead-In provides an opportunity to work on the old or new project of your choice while socializing with fellow bead lovers at the Lexington Community Center. Bring your recent (or recently found) purchases and begin to plan a project. Or bring that half […]
Spend some time with your fellow Beaders at our December Bead-In. BDI’s Bead-In provides an opportunity to work on the old or new project of your choice while socializing with fellow bead lovers at the Lexington Community Center. Bring your recent (or recently found) purchases and begin to plan a project. Or bring that half […]
Spend some time with your fellow Beaders at our October Bead-In. BDI’s Bead-In provides an opportunity to work on the old or new project of your choice while socializing with fellow bead lovers at the Lexington Community Center. Bring your recent (or recently found) purchases and begin to plan a project. Or bring that half […]
This is a hands on workshop to create a page, add text and style it. Then size, crop and place a photo on the page. The November 15th lecture is not required, but strongly suggested. The programs we'll use are WordPress and Irfanview. (Irfanview is a free program. You can download it and try it […]
There will be a Bead-In same day, socializing and working on projects. Open to members and guests ($5.00 fee for guests) There is a Kumihimo workshop, by Yin Guang, at the same time and location. KUMIHIMO WORKSHOP IS PRICE OF KIT (Guests, as space allows, price of kit, plus $5.00 guest fee)
RING IN 2018 WITH BDI - First Member Event of the Year MEMBERS MEETING & METAL WORKSHOP Start the New Year with an exciting STUDIO CLASS for eight, where you will learn about soldering, working with metal, and possibilities for incorporating metal work with beading. Karenna Maraj, owner of Karenna Maraj Jewelry Collection in Belmont, […]
In this workshop we will work on the Russian Spiral rope. It is a variation of tubular netting. The rope is fun to make, easy to transform with simple change of the type or size of the beads. Russian Spiral can be used for necklaces, bracelets and earrings. Materials/tools to bring There will be NO […]
Members Meeting and Workshop will be at FIAMMA GLASS in Waltham, where we will learn how to manufacture our own LAMPWORK glass beads. NOTE TIME CHANGE! Intro to Bead Making In this class we will explore the over 5000-year-old art form of glass bead making using the best of modern equipment and supplies. Over the […]
Members Meeting and Workshop will be at FIAMMA GLASS in Waltham, where we will learn how to manufacture our own LAMPWORK glass beads. This is a special date, time and location! Intro to Glass Bead Making In this class we will explore the over 5000-year-old art form of glass bead making using the best of […]
NOTE: Location is at LCC! See the map below. This is a Saturday afternoon workshop on March 16, 2019. Precious metal clay (or PMC) is a fine silver or gold ground extremely small and suspended in a binder to create clay. It is very versatile: you can roll it, texture it, stamp it, form it, […]
NOTE: Location is at LEXART, not LCC! ! See the map below. This is a Wednesday night workshop on March 20, 2019. In this class, Monte Nikkel will share her experience in working with Pebeo reactive paint. Students will create one of a kind painted jewelry. For Members: $40.00, if reserved or paid for before […]
In this class you'll learn how to use the No-Finish Bracelet Loom, including: How to set up and warp the loom How to figure sizing Basic bead weaving techniques Basic fiber weaving techniques Options for closures and finishing Members: $20.00 class fee, if reserved before 4/8/19; $5.00 upcharge for late registration after 4/8/19. Non-members: Same […]
Basic Stitches: Peyote, DNA-Spiral, Cubic Right Angle Weave (CRAW) This BDI Members monthly meeting will include three basic bead stitch demonstrations. Helen Marcus will be showing the DNA Spiral, Karin LaPann will demonstrate peyote stitch, and Victoria Bezpalko will show how to do Cubic Right Angle Weave. By the end of the meeting, you will have […]
This workshop will teach you how to make a Chinese Dragon (i.e. a dragon without wings) from seed beads and wire, using primarily ladder stitch. I have been fascinated by seed beads since childhood, and as a child spent many happy hours making rings and simple animals from beads and wire. Some years ago, in […]
This workshop will teach you how to make a Chinese Dragon (i.e. a dragon without wings) from seed beads and wire, using primarily ladder stitch. I have been fascinated by seed beads since childhood, and as a child spent many happy hours making rings and simple animals from beads and wire. Some years ago, in […]
This workshop on working with resin will be taught by Gail Crosman Moore. The workshop will take students from choosing an object that they will want to reproduce, we will make molds, cast with a UV one part resin and then add colorants, some commercially available, some that I am creating myself. Cabochons, pendants and/or […]
There are two November workshops taught by Kat Oliva. This is the Level 1 Workshop, it will be held on SATURDAY November 23, see details below. In this workshop Kat will teach participants how to use the basic peyote stitch to make triangles and possibly warped squares, depending on how quickly triangles are completed, to […]
Members Meeting & Demo Learn the new technique "St.Petersburg Russian Leaves" with BDI's own Victoria Bezpalko and Penny Schindler. In this mini-workshop, participants will explore a St. Petersburg stitch. By the end of the meeting, everyone should be able to create at least one leaf using this technique. Recommended Materials 6 lb FireLine beading thread […]
Let's Make French Beaded Flowers Presented by Karin LaPann following Lauren Harpster's Tutorials In this workshop Karin will teach based on Lauren Harpster's tutorials. Come back to see a more detailed description of the workshop when it becomes available. See also the February lecture on History of French Beaded Flowers, it will be held on […]
Due to the current situation with the Corona Virus and the temporary closing of LCC location, BDI events for March are cancelled. We will reassess the situation for April. Members Meeting & Technique Mini Class Presented by Anita Beren Come to our monthly meeting, featuring a mini class. In this class, members will learn how […]
Saturday, September 12, 2020 will be a Zoom workshop learning a new technique for creating beaded rope necklaces, bracelets, &/or earrings. This workshop is suitable for all levels, using materials many beaders already have. There may also be an option for ordering kits. Workshop project Building on the introduction Teresa provides us on Wednesday, we […]
Saturday, November 21, 2020 will be a Zoom workshop with Susannah Thomson on Heart Beaded Beads. In this Heart Beaded Beads workshop participants will learn how to follow a pattern, using peyote stitch, to create a shaped design. When you register for the workshop you will receive a materials list, as you will be […]
Sunday, November 22, 2020 will be a Zoom workshop with Susannah Thomson on Critter Beaded Beads. In this Critter Beaded Beads workshop participants will learn how to build on the hearts pattern, taught on Saturday, to make four different adorable beaded critters suitable for a necklace, earrings or pendants. You will be following a pattern, […]
Zoom Kumihimo Workshop with Yin Guang and Namomi Ellenberg-Dukas on Saturday December 19. In this workshop participants will learn how to use the ancient art of kumihimo to create a beaded 12-strand necklace with a twist in the braiding. You will have your choice of two different color ways as well as a choice of […]
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